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How Can We Learn to Trust Modern Medicine?

September 24, 2026

First up, Misinformation researcher Joan Donovan returns for her Thursday segment “The Glitch Report.” She’ll react to sexual assault charges brought against influencer / looksmaxxer Clavicular, and news that Draft Kings uses AI to target at-risk gamblers.

After, Edgar meets Nick Florco, STAT News’ new reporter on the brand-new "trust-in-science” beat. They’ll discuss MAHA, RFK Jr., and the media’s role in getting skeptics & science-trusters to better empathize with one another.

Then, Curiosity Desk producer Olivia Quercio answers the latest batch of listener-submitted…

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